Hi John. Remember me ... I’m the one with autoimmune attacking my lungs. Also bronchiectasis and interstitial pneumonitis ... that’s why i keenly follow this bronchiectasis thread. I’m tapering my steroids now. Have been on 15 mg since June 2018. Last March
my rheumatologist
tried tapering me and we reached 10 mg But I had a bad flare up and was back to 15
Mg of prednisone . I was very sick
For six weeks and almost got
Hospitalized. Last May 2 I started tapering again and I followed one of the comments here to just do tapering 1 mg
At a time. So I’m doing that plus
My doctors advise to make TThSatSun as my tapering days and MWF I’m still
On 15mg. Plus he increased my cellcept to 3 tabs a day. In addition I was placed by my pulmonologist on prophylactic antibiotic . Meaning I take Zythromax 250 mg MWF. Hoping to stem off lung infection. It’s May 7... my low grade fever from autoimmune comes again but resolves itself. I need more rescue asthma inhalers .
But all in all, I hope things will work out well and I can go down 1 mg again after two weeks. I am “assured” when I read the stories of others having difficulty in tapering steroids but manage to get through it. My doctors emphasized that really I should start tapering the steroids fearing the side effect they can do to my liver and kidneys. So I am also psyching myself that I will succeed in. This tapering business without too much negative health issues. The goal is to get me to zero or max 5mg
Prednisone a day. Just wanted to share this.